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Villa With Private Pool, Splendid Garden And Sea Views

Villa With Private Pool, Splendid Garden And Sea Views

Historic property with "Quinta" type characteristics in the city.Unique and exclusive situation. Century garden with private pool. Fantastic Sun exposure. Carefully restored, the house has a beautiful decor that mixes rich antique furnishings with contemporary artwork. The Guest have at their disposal large living rooms with fire places, a very cosy atmosphere and garden view. Comfortable dining room overlooking the pool. Possibility of making meals at home or in the garden by one of our two chefs. A new Mercedes E250 van may be available to customers, the and housekeeper can provide transport services when required. Babysitting service. Fully Bar with honest book. Collaboration and booking of various cultural and leisure activities available in the city of Oporto. Permanent monitoring of guests through the housekeeper.

Historic property with "Quinta" type characteristics in the city.Unique and exclusive situation. Century garden with private pool. Fantastic Sun exposure. Carefully restored, the house has a beautiful decor that mixes rich antique furnishings with contemporary artwork. The Guest have at their disposal large living rooms with fire places, a very cosy atmosphere and garden view. Comfortable dining room overlooking the pool. Possibility of making meals at home or in the garden by one of our two chefs. A new Mercedes E250 van may be available to customers, the and housekeeper can provide transport services when required. Babysitting service. Fully Bar with honest book. Collaboration and booking of various cultural and leisure activities available in the city of Oporto. Permanent monitoring of guests through the housekeeper.

About Miguel Pessanha

The owner by himself welcome the guests and make sure the guests feel as if they are at home. He loves art, music and books and guests will find a home that reflects that. Speaks English, French, German and Spanish. As a good lover of Porto and Portugal, the owner will be happy to advise guests on everything that is relevant and that concerns the region of Porto and Portugal. The hospitality is one of the characteristics of the Portuguese people and guests will have the opportunity to prove it.

Why Miguel Pessanha chose Porto area

The house is situated in the middle of the old town and is totally quiet, secure and private.

The property is situated 15 minutes away from the Porto International Airport. From the Bluehouse to the beach there are 5 minutes walking. The same to reach the subway that takes you directly to the historical city center of Porto. If you take a taxi you reach the city center in 15 minutes ( +/- 15€ ).

What makes this house unique

Near the house you have everything that you need ( supermarket 1 minute, banks 1 minute,bakery 1 minute and a lot of shops ). The house is situated in the middle of the old town and is totally quiet, secure and private. You also have 5 minutes walking a marina where you can practice all the watersports. The beach near the house is a surf beach.

Guestbook comments from the manager

"One of the most beautiful houses and cosy we stayed.» Family Stettler

"If there is a paradise on earth this is certainly one of them." Family Chouler

Notes on accommodation: Minimum number of nights: 3. Possibility of making meals at home or in the garden through a catering service. Private pool. The house has four large suites with garden view and can accommodate 8 adults. Possibility of extra bed for children. Check-in from 2:00 pm and check out up to 11:00 am. WiFi and cable TV. Accommodation with absolute tranquillity. Outside: Century garden with private swimming pool of 8x4 meters. Own vegetable garden and orchard. Pool furniture available to customers. Outdoor dining table in the garden or by the pool. Barbecue. Terrace overlooking the pool with sea view, where you can also enjoy meals. The garden and pool area have absolute privacy and is surrounded by nature. Absolute tranquillity.

Quaint house with lot of character and excellent location

We were a group of 5 who stayed at the house. We loved the character of the house with lots of art pieces (Paintings, sculpture etc..) The house is well located in a friendly neighborhood with access to several restaurant within few blocks. The access to Porto is easy and thanks to Miguel he recommended us to take a cab which is inexpensive. Parking in downtown Porto is a nightmare, so taking a cab was hassle free. The pool was nice, however we found out the water being cold, I would recommend to use a heat cover even if it requires more work for the guests. It is easy to organize some day trips around Porto from this house and it is nice to come back to a big house with lot of space specially if you travel in a large group.

Historic house very close to Porto

A very comfortable and spacious house, with a wonderful combination of historic features and modern facilities. We were 9 people for part of our stay and there was plenty of room. An amazing collection of music and books, all available for visitors. Miguel was very helpful, and Diolinda the housekeeper was around every day- she is happy to do any washing, which was a great help. The house was extremely clean.

Very convenient, 10 mins from the airport, and easy to get to the centre of Porto by tram. We made use of a very helpful taxi driver, Rui, who did several journeys to the airport and to the centre of Porto.

Food shops incredibly close to the house.

We enjoyed the Piscina das Mares, the Boa Nova restaurant and trips to Braga, Bom Jesus, Amarante and Viana do Castelo, as well as Porto itself.

Beautiful Property

This is a beautiful family home, with gorgeous interiors and in immaculate condition. The five of us stayed here for 10 days and had a wonderfully relaxing time. It's situated just five minutes walk from a lovely sandy beach and nice, reasonably priced family restaurants in a quiet suburb of Porto. The trip into Porto itself, the centre of which is stunning, doesn't take too long and is easy to reach whether by bus or tram/metro. We highly recommend this property as a family holiday and may well go back ourselves...

Excellent

We rented the entire house for the week (I believe Miguel also rents individual rooms). It is a lovely property and very much a family home with photos and personal effects left in place - very trusting ! The family dog even lives with the housekeeper downstairs and is happy to join visitors around the pool if you chose to open the gate :-)

It is located in a quiet residential area of a fairly unremarkable suburb. However it is 5 minutes from the beach and there are plenty of small shops and local cafes in the surrounding streets. A little further away, but still within 5 minutes' walk, there are plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars both along the beachfront and grouped around a small castle.

The nearest Porto metro stop is about 10 minutes walk away and offers a very cheap and easy journey into the city.

A 2 minute walk from the beaches and from the recognized architectural work "Piscina das Marés". The beaches of the area has trendy terraces with prime locations. There is also a strong activity of diving, surfing and kite surfing. Nearby we have also sailing clubs.

40 Kms from Braga, 30 Kms from Guimarães, 50 Kms from Viana do Castelo. 40 Kms from Douro Valley, from where the Porto wine came.

Further Details:

Shopping centre and IKEA store 5 minutes away, a wide range of restaurants and terraces nearby with various specialities among which stands out the fish and seafood. A lot of supermarkets and banks nearby. Fresh fish market 5 minutes walk. Oporto's historic centre in 15 minutes. Port wine cellars at the same distance. Collaboration and advice in numerous leisure and culture activities available in the city of Porto and its surroundings.